Policy Output – IWH Halle

Policy Briefs

This section features CompNet-related policy briefs—concise, focused papers addressing key topics in the field of competitiveness, drawing on both CompNet data and other relevant sources.

The aim of these briefs is to stimulate policy debate by presenting clear, data-driven insights on competitiveness-related issues. By translating complex research into accessible policy messages, the series serves as a valuable resource for policymakers, researchers, and stakeholders seeking evidence-based input for decision-making.

Policy Brief No 14 - COVID-19 government support and productivity: Micro-based cross-country evidence

Policy Brief No 13 - COVID impacts across Mediterranean E.U.: Hints from Harmonized Surveys on Business Activity

Policy Brief No 12 - Covid and Productivity one year after - What did surprise us?

Policy Brief No 11 - The viral effects of foreign trade and supply networks in the Euro area

Policy Brief No 10 - Back to the future: The forward-looking consequences of COVID-19 across EU regions

Policy Brief No 9 - EU firms participation in GVC: Bliss or curse after COVID?

Policy Brief No 8 - Centralisation of wage bargaining and firms’ adjustment to the Great Recession - a micro-based analysis

Policy Brief No 7 - A micro-based look at the evolution of investment over the great recession

Policy Brief No 6 - Global Value Chains reshape our policy thinking

Policy Brief No 5 - Measuring institutional competitiveness in Europe

Policy Brief No 4 - Mapping competitive pressure between China and EU countries

Policy Brief No 2 - The signatures of Euro-area imbalances. Export performance and the composition of ULC Growth.